ENGLISH HISTORY.

A

HISTORY OF ENGLAND

FOR YOUNG PERSONS.

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1.-Ancient Britain.

II.-Britain conquered by the Romans-Christians in

Britain .

III.—The Picts and Scots—The Romans abandon Britain

-Britain conquered by the Saxons .

IV.-The seven Saxon Kingdoms

V.-The Saxons become Christians

VI.-Egbert, first King of the English-England invaded

by the Danes-Alfred the Deliverer .

VII.-Reign of Alfred

VIII.-Edward the Elder--Athelatan Battle of Brunan-

burg-Edgar-Ethelred the Unready-England

conquered by Sweyn the Dane .

IX.-Canute-Edward the Confessor

X.-Harold—William of Normandy

XI.—England invaded by William of Normandy, and by

the King of Norway-Defeat of the Norwegians

-Battle of Hastings

XII.-Reign of William the First

XIII.—Reign of William the Second, and of Henry the

First

XIV.-Stephen-Civil War-Henry the Second-Thomas

à Becket

XV.- Wars between Henry the Second and his Sons-

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